Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's new child growth standards released in 2006.

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Country

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Arab World

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belize

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei Darussalam

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cabo Verde

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Congo, Dem. Rep.

Congo, Rep.

Costa Rica

Cote d'Ivoire

Croatia

Cuba

Czech Republic

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific (all income levels)

East Asia & Pacific (developing only)

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Ecuador

Egypt, Arab Rep.

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

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